Support: Rock-cut altar(s) with compartment(s) (dimensions unknown).

Layout: Inscribed on front face, below the compartment.

Letters: Height unknown; non-slanting sigma.

Date: Perhaps third or second century BC (context, lettering).

Findspot: Found by M. Luni in 2007 at Cyrene ➚: along the road to Balagrae, next to the Eastern limit of the Southern temple precinct.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Observed by G. Paci in 2008 in situ, East of the Southern temple precinct. Seen by E. Rosamilia in 2010 in situ.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (GP).

French translation

(scil. Autel) de [---]ès fils de Glaukos.

English translation

(scil. Altar) of [---]es son of Glaucos.

Italian translation

(scil. Altare) di [---]es figlio di Glaukos.

Commentary

One of the numerous instances of a rock-cut eschara, probably used for personal offerings of the man who cut his name in front of the compartment(s), letting know that he is its owner or user, whereas the honoured deity remains unknown.

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